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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARTS
BARK
BUSINESS
CHEF
COMICS
CROWN
EAGLE
GARDEN
GREEK
MONTICELLO
RINGS
ROOTS
SHIELD
SPORTS
TORCH
WEDGE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
NEWSPAPER SECTIONSStraightforward
TREE FEATURESModerate
KINDS OF SALADTricky
SEEN ON BACKS OF U.S. COINSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
NEWSPAPER SECTIONSStraightforward
YOU'D FIND THESE LABELED TABS IN A DAILY PAPER+ 3 more…
TREE FEATURESModerate
PARTS OF A TREE, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND INSIDE OUT+ 3 more…
KINDS OF SALADTricky
THESE ALL PRECEDE THE WORD 'SALAD'+ 3 more…
SEEN ON BACKS OF U.S. COINSDevious
FLIP A COIN — THESE IMAGES ARE ON THE REVERSE SIDE+ 3 more…
Full solution
NEWSPAPER SECTIONSStraightforward
ARTS,BUSINESS,COMICS,SPORTS
ARTS, BUSINESS, COMICS, and SPORTS are all common sections found in a newspaper
TREE FEATURESModerate
BARK,CROWN,RINGS,ROOTS
BARK, CROWN, RINGS, and ROOTS are all features or parts of a tree
KINDS OF SALADTricky
CHEF,GARDEN,GREEK,WEDGE
CHEF, GARDEN, GREEK, and WEDGE can all precede 'salad' to name a specific type of salad
SEEN ON BACKS OF U.S. COINSDevious
EAGLE,MONTICELLO,SHIELD,TORCH
EAGLE, MONTICELLO, SHIELD, and TORCH all appear on the backs (reverse sides) of U.S. coins — the quarter, nickel, penny, and dime respectively